New methods developed in the Chaudhari Lab open the door to questions about folate (vitamin B9) distribution and how folates and the gut microbiome interact. Read more about their research, published today in @natmetabolism.nature.com: biochem.wisc.edu/2026/03/26/m...

Congratulations to my student Dennis Bolshakov and his coauthors @weix.us, Tommy, and @born2raisecell.bsky.social on making the cover of ACS Synthetic Biology! A great paper and an awesome cover 🥳 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Congratulations to Professors Katherine Henzler-Wildman and Chad Rienstra, who were selected as Vilas Associates last month. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2026/02/18/t...

We're #hiring a financial manager! The financial manager works closely with departmental leadership to provide strategic oversight of our research administration and financial operations. Learn more and apply by April 17: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/financi...

Biochemistry majors have the skills & knowledge to jump into projects across a wide range of related fields. In our new series, you'll get to meet some of the undergrads playing important roles all over campus. First up is math & biochem major Elliott Weix. biochem.wisc.edu/2026/03/12/u...

Biochemistry Colloquium on Monday, March 23 will be given by Amy Lee @harvard.edu. The Lee Lab studies how the control of protein synthesis shapes and drives the diversity of life. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

This seminar has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Biochemistry Colloquium on Monday, March 16 will be given by Tom Muir @princeton.edu. The Muir Lab investigates the physiochemical basis of protein function in complex systems of biomedical interest. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

🍃 Invited Speakers 🍃 photosynthesis2026.com Photosystems structure and function 🌿 Alexey Amunts, Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation 🌿 Chris Gisriel, University of Wisconsin-Madison @amunts.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social #ICPR26 #photosynthesis

Awesome representation from @uwmadscience.bsky.social at the @asbmb.bsky.social #ASBMB2026 meeting in DC! #ScienceServesUsAll

Rohith Rajasekaran, a recent PhD graduate, has received the @fredhutch.org Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. The award recognizes outstanding research achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2026/02/27/r...

Join us for Biochem Colloquium on March 9. Shiv Grewal, Chief of the NCI Laboratory of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, focuses on understanding how the genome is regulated within cells through the formation & maintenance of heterochromatin. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Meet Brian Fox, professor of @uwbiochem.bsky.social, who studies enzymes and their functions, using synthetic biology techniques to discover new enzymes that can break down recalcitrant polysaccharides for use as biofuel feedstock.

Huge congratulations to my student Rohith Rajasekaran @born2raisecell.bsky.social (now a postdoc in Kole Roybal's lab at UCSF) on being selected for a Weintraub award! Super proud of you and all the work you've done!

Research from the Raman and Henzler-Wildman Labs points to potential targets for combating drug-resistant pathogens. Their study, published in @pnas.org, looked at how bacterial cells balance energetic needs to expel antibiotics. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2026/02/18/r...

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Judith Kimble, who received the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal awarded by @genetics-gsa.bsky.social.

Join us on March 2 for Biochemistry Colloquium! Joel McManus @cmu.edu studies the mechanisms that regulate mRNA translation. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Brielle and Paige representing the Hoskins Lab undergrads at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social poster session at #BPS2026!

Join us on Monday, February 23 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Traci Hall. Hall leads the Macromolecular Structure Group at the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and their lab focuses on mRNA stability and translation. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Join us on Feb. 16 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Willow Coyote-Maestas. The @willowcoyote.bsky.social Lab builds and applies technologies to learn about membrane proteins in health and disease. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Join us for Wenbo Lu's Ph.D. thesis defense on February 12! Lu's research in the Landick & Venturelli Labs examined how patterns of gene expression in gut microbiota influence the metabolites produced. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2026/02/09/i...

Join us on February 9 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Sara Nowinski @vai.org. The Nowinski Lab is working to understand mitochondria in detail, focusing on the mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis pathway. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Join us for Sarah Evert's Ph.D. thesis defense on February 5! Evert's research in the Raman Lab explored the function of a bacteriophage receptor binding protein. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2026/01/15/i...

Designing a space-bound experiment requires researchers to stick to specific materials in a limited amount of space. Learn how the Raman Lab designed an experiment fit for space travel, to investigate how bacteria and phages change in space: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j94C...

Join us for Rahul Vivek's Ph.D. thesis defense on January 28! Vivek's research in the Butcher Lab investigated the interaction between poly(UG) RNA and a protein implicated in multiple neurodegenerative disorders. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2026/01/16/i...

In 2020, researchers in Raman Lab launched bacteria and phages into space. Now, those microbes have returned to Madison with hints at how space travel may impact the gut microbiome and clues about how to treat antibiotic-resistant infections on Earth. news.wisc.edu/microbes-mut...

In 2020, researchers in Raman Lab launched bacteria and phages into space. Now, those microbes have returned to Madison with hints at how space travel may impact the gut microbiome and clues about how to treat antibiotic-resistant infections on Earth. news.wisc.edu/microbes-mut...

Sierra's paper is out! Thanks to our collaborators @danglab.bsky.social & Melissa Jurica's lab! Also to the Evans Foundation for funding1 A Yeast-Based High-Throughput Screening Platform for the Discovery of Novel pre-mRNA Splicing Modulators | ACS Chemical Biology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New in ACS SynBio: led by Dennis Bolshakov, we used the awesome power of yeast to define how expression levels, noise, and sequence program the dynamics of synthetic protein waves, allowing us to genetically encode new cellular timescales stable over generations! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

New preprint! We found that the flavin-dependent halogenase RebH catalyzes sequence-tolerant Trp bromination in peptides 🧪https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.17.694899v1

Wei Wei, who joined @uwbiochem.bsky.social's faculty this summer, is among 13 new and early-career faculty selected as STRIDE scholars by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pathway Program. Learn more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/21/w...

Join us on Monday, Dec. 8 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Eric Greene. The Greene Lab @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studies homologous-recombination-associated proteins using in-vitro and in-vivo biochemical techniques. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

New from the Butcher Lab—defining the RNA binding mechanism of TDP-43. Happy to have played a small part in this amazing work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Join us for Ross Soens' PhD thesis defense on Friday, Dec 5! Soens' research in the Coon Lab explored post-translational modifications, and modifications made during translation, to proteins. More info: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/11/17/i...

A new herbicide system from Paige Henning, Benjamin Minkoff and Michael Sussman uses a natural plant peptide, SPH, to suppress and kill a wide variety of weeds. @uwbiochem.bsky.social #WisconsinInnovates

Join us on Monday Dec. 1 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Brandt Eichman @vanderbilt.edu. The Eichman Lab investigates the molecular details of how proteins repair damaged DNA and maintain integrity of the genome during replication. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

As an experiment to combat/come-to-terms-with AI use in homework assignments, I'm incorporating arts and crafts. Here a student used Lucky Charms for an exercise on the prochirality of citrate.

Join us for David Rivera-Kohr's PhD thesis defense on Tuesday, Nov. 25! Rivera-Kohr's research in the Brian Fox Lab explores biochemical mechanisms used to degrade waste products and convert municipal waste into biofuel. More info: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/10/15/i...

Our newest #WisconsinIngenuity essay explores how @uwmadison.bsky.social and Stellenbosch University are co-creating solutions to urgent challenges, from epidemic surveillance to sustainable materials. #WARF100 @uwbiochem.bsky.social

How do cells adapt morphology to function? In a 🔥 preprint by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social , with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @amyweeks.bsky.social , we identify a self-organizing single-cell morphology circuit that optimizes the feeding trap structure of the suctorian P. collini. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4k8nv926

Vatsan Raman develops technologies at the intersection of biochemistry, microbiology, computation and engineering to understand biomolecular and cellular systems. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/raman/

What happens when two top universities unite to tackle global challenges? In our latest #WisconsinIngenuity essay, Brian Fox & Tulio de Oliveira explore how @uwmadison.bsky.social & Stellenbosch University connect research, training & innovation across continents. #WARF100 @uwbiochem.bsky.social

Join us for Rohith Rajasekaran's (@born2raisecell.bsky.social) PhD thesis defense on Friday, Nov. 21! Rajasekaran's research was completed in the Coyle Lab (@cellraiser.bsky.social). More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

In July 2026, Department Chair Brian Fox will begin a six month fellowship at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. As a Fellow, Fox will bring his knowledge of enzyme function and structure to enhance capabilities for pandemic preparedness. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/06/f...

Join us on Monday, Nov. 17 for the Paul Bertics Memorial Lecture, presented by William N. Pappano. Pappano is an alumnus of the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and works at AbbVie. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

In immunocompromised people, fungal infections can result in serious illness and even death. New research from @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social's group suggests a promising avenue for treating harmful infections by inhibiting pre-mRNA splicing. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/04/r...

New work from Tahirov x Lim collaboration! @qixianghe.bsky.social from my lab contributed the cryo-EM structures for this work. We are excited to help explain how anti-HSV drugs work and to guide their future development. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @unmc.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social

Join us on Nov. 10 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Barry Stoddard @fredhutch.org. The Stoddard Lab characterizes the structure/function relationships of enzymatic catalysts at the atomic level. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

RPA, long known for its role in DNA replication and repair, is now shown to boost telomerase activity! Big congrats to @cijilim.bsky.social's lab for this milestone achievement! Glad our lab (via Michael O’Connor) could contribute to this collaboration!

New findings from @cijilim.bsky.social in @uwbiochem.bsky.social identify a protein essential to maintaining the end-caps on chromosomes — helping doctors around the world connect a genetic mutation to their patients' illnesses. biochem.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/r...